Earthquake with magnitude of ML 1.3 on date 18-09-2024 and time 01:31:03 (UTC) in region 5 km S Randazzo (CT)

A magnitude ML 1.3 earthquake occured in region: 5 km S Randazzo (CT), on

  • 18-09-2024 01:31:03 (UTC)
  • 18-09-2024 03:31:03 (UTC +02:00) Italian time

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 37.8340, 14.9480 at 18 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania).

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The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

Distances are determinated based on the geographic coordintes of the (Istat).
Municipality Region Dist Inh Cum Inh
Randazzo CT 5 10900 10900
Maletto CT 7 3920 14820
Santa Domenica Vittoria ME 9 980 15800
Bronte CT 11 19172 34972
Moio Alcantara ME 12 717 35689
Roccella Valdemone ME 12 666 36355
Maniace CT 13 3765 40120
Malvagna ME 13 733 40853
Castiglione di Sicilia CT 16 3215 44068
Linguaglossa CT 17 5403 49471
Floresta ME 18 485 49956
Francavilla di Sicilia ME 18 3945 53901
Milo CT 19 1087 54988
Sant'Alfio CT 20 1582 56570

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

An earthquake occurred to
31 Km NW of Acireale (52622 inhabitants)
39 Km NW of Catania (314555 inhabitants)
67 Km SW of Messina (238439 inhabitants)
68 Km W of Reggio di Calabria (183035 inhabitants)
87 Km E of Caltanissetta (63360 inhabitants)
91 Km NW of Siracusa (122291 inhabitants)
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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev200
ML 1.3 2024-09-18
01:31:03
37.834 14.948 19 2024-09-18
01:37:28
Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania) 131530281
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2024-09-18 01:31:03
Latitude 37.8340
Longitude 14.9480
Depth (km) 19 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin manual
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 200 -> SURVEY-INGV-CT#SeismPicker_SO-OE
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 131530281

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description horizontal uncertainty
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter)
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi)
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 700.0
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 86
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 0.09
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitude information

ML:1.3

Field Value
Value 1.3
Uncertainty 0.3
Num. used stations
Type of magnitude ML
Reference to an origin 131530281
Agency INGV
Autore Sala Operativa INGV_OE (Catania)
Time of creation (UTC) 2024-09-18 01:37:28
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